Tobacco feeding means for cigarette making machines



April 16,1935. WiHjLOUDEN 1,998,247

TOBACCO FEEDING MEANS FOR CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINES Filed June 19, 1954 I T 5 v v A I F I v ra HZIII-I H w uw nv m! uuuummuw INVENTOR! WILL/QM Ilsa-menu [OUDEN arr Rue The present; inventionrelates' toim'provementsin tobacco feeding means for cigarette makin'g machines, and of the kind comprisingrfai roller providedwith short pins whichfwill be hereinafter 2:5 referredv to: as a '-.carded roller, this arolleri-being so arranged, that, rotating, the pins. thereof engage with-the tobacco and'carryit round-'to a picker roller, gwhich :latter: is: also providediwith pins ,which pick *the "tobacco from; betweentthe pins. of the said, carded roller; The tobacco-"re moved by the pickenroller passes 'onto. the cigae rettejpaper; a 6;; 1" p In such arrangements as that: just described,

means are usually provided for removing excess vtobacco fromthe carded roller, such means often being in the form of a further pin carrying roller, hereinafter referred to as a brushing roller, which latter has its axis of rotation disposed in a horizontal plane above that in which is disposed the axis of the carded roller, the said brushing roller being rotated in the same direction as that in which is rotated the'carded roller and being sufliciently closeto'the latter to brush the excess tobacco therefrom. Y

Infeeding means such as just described, there is a tendency for the amount of tobacco being supplied to the carded roller to vary at different points throughout the length of the said roller owing to the thickness and/ or density of the mass of tobacco at these pointsvarying and thus in produced. I r I It'has been proposed to provide a row of tampers arranged parallel with the carded roller, the said tampers being periodically and simultaneously raised, and together allowed to fall, or lowered through the longitudinal slots of the shanks of the tampers 4; the said shaft thus acts as a guide under the action of their own weight, onto the tobacco to tamp itdown toward the "surface of the carded roller, the said tampers thus each applying the necessary pressure to the tobacco, irrespective of the thickness of the latter at the point of application, to ensure a more evenfeed.

roller is driven by a belt or chain, it is'found that a number of tampers applied simultaneously to the tobacco, to tamp it toward the surface of the said roller and so produce amore even feed, exert a braking action upon the roller, and, by so slowing down its speed, of rotation, cause a reduction in the rate at which the tobacco is delivered to the cigarette-making -machine.

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'ccordmg tdthefpreSentmVentiOn thetampers are actuated in rsuchi'order xthat "there is. always were a; minority; ofthem amovingzinto Ieifec-tiveengagement with ;the i tobacco and sacm'ajority' moving through other. positionsrin orderj thatrthe braking action upon'saidcarded 'rollershall be reduced 1 Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, I indicates the carded roller, 2 the picker roller, and 3 the brushing roller, while 4 indicates the tampers, which are provided with slotted upwardly extending shanks 5, each of which is provided at its upper end with V a roller 6. V

Running transversely of the tampers 4 and passing through the slots therein is a shaft I, one end of which is providedwith a sprocket 8 whereby the shaft may receive motion, either from some convenient moving part, of the main machine, or provision may be made whereby it is "independently driven.

' Secured to the shaft 1 are eccentrics v9, one for each of the tampers, theroller upon each tampe engaging-its own eccentric r The eccentrics 9 new set that the tampers 4 do not act simultaneously, but, as will be clearly seen on reference to Fig. 1, whilst some are in their effective positions, others are more or less remote'from the carded roller I, so thatat no time is the weight of all the tampers acting on the tobacco.

Bythis means the Working of the feed mecha nism'is; not interfered with, and .a substantial maximum output is maintained.

Aspreviously explained, the shaft I passes for the-said tampers, a second guide being-provided to maintain the tampers in theirvertical position, this last-mentioned guide comprising a v bar or rod IU of rectangular cross-sectional out- 1 In some cases, for example when the carded line, also passing through the slots in the tampers, and being disposed in convenient spaced relationship with respect to the shaft 1.

7 1. The combination with tobacco feeding means r 2 r 1,998,247 a T1 for cigarette-making machines having a carded ed roller in order that the braking effect upon feed-roller and a picker roller, of a plurality of said roller is reduced to a minimum. tampers for tamping tobacco between the pins of 4.- The combination with tobacco feeding means the carded roller, together with operating mechafor cigarette-making machines, having a carded nism for actuating said tampers in such order feed-roller and a picker-roller, ofa plurality of that there is always a minority of them moving tampers movable rectilinearly toward and away into effective engagement withthe tobacco, and fromthe carded roller to tamp tobacco between a majority moving through other positions, in the pins thereofitogether with operating mechaorder that the braking action upon said carded nism for said tampers, said mechanism actuating roller shall be reduced to a minimum. f said tampers by 'raising'them and permitting 2. The combination with tobacco feeding means them to fall in such order that only a minority of for cigarette-making machines having a carded them at any instant are in effective engagement feed-roller and a picker roller, 'of a plurality of r-withthe tobacco-upon the carded roller in order tampers movable rectilinearly toward I and away that the braking efiect upon said roller is reduced from the carded roller to tamptobacco between t m n n Y the pins thereof, together with operating mechav 5. "The 'combination with tobacco feeding nism for actuating said tampers in such order ;.;means.for cigarette-making machines, having a that there is always a minority of themmoving carded feed-roller and a picker roller, of a row of into effective engagement with the tobacco and tampers, slotted shanks. upon said tampers, a a majority moving through other positions, in horizontally disposed shaft passing through said order that the braking action upon said carded slotted shanks, camsv upon said shaft for operatroller shall be reduced to aminimum. v ingf said Ztampers, a rod passing through said 3. The "combination with tobacco feeding slotted. shanks and arranged parallel with said means for cigarette-making machines having'a shaft, the said cams being so set as to raise said cardedifeed-rollerand'a'picker roller, of a plutampers and" permit them to fall toward said rality of tampers for tamping tobacco between carded roller and tamptobacco between the pins the pins of the carded'roller, together with operthereof in such order that the braking effect upon ating mechanism for said tampers, said'mechathe carded roller is reduced to a minimum, said nism actuating said tampers by raising them and shaft and rod cooperating with the slotted shanks permitting them to fall in such order that only to guide the tampers in order that their movea minority of them at any instant are ineffective engagement with the tobacco upon the cardment takes place rectilinearly.

WILLIAM HEATHERILL LOUDEN. 

